Recorded 1914–2018 Boys' name Peak 1919 152 births

Zolton — boys' name

152 babies named Zolton in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s541920s501960s182010s30
1910s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Zolton was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

13 babies were named Zolton in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zolton

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Zolton between 1914 and 2018, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zolton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zolton performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zolton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Zolton in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zolton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 152 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zolton at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

152

Since 1914

105 years of records

Peak year

1919

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1914

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2018

Zolton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1914

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1919)
13
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
468101214 20182015196719261923191919161914 8

Zolton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
54 births that decade — 36% of Zolton's all-time total
1910s541920s501960s182010s30

Zolton by state

Where Zolton concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zolton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 3.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 3.3%
Ohio share of Zolton's total US births 3.3%
Even split

5 of 152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zolton?
152 babies have been named Zolton since 1914. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1919 with 13 births.
When was Zolton most popular?
Zolton was most popular in the 1910s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Zolton most popular?
The top states for the name Zolton are Ohio (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Zolton been used?
Zolton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 105 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Zolton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zoltan, Zollie, Zolan, Zola, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.